Cost of living comparison

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Conakry vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Conakry is 7.6% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants
pay 43.7% more in Conakry
Groceries
pay 23.3% less in Conakry
Transportation
pay 1.2% less in Conakry
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Conakry
Childcare
pay 64.4% less in Conakry
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.3% less in Conakry
Clothing
pay 56.0% less in Conakry

The cost of housing and restaurants in Conakry are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Conakry. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Conakry.

Conakry vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Conakry instead of Taipei, you would:

pay 43.7% more for restaurants

 
Taipei
Conakry
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.55
NT$205.75
$5.00
GNF43,316
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.55
NT$174.37
$10.77
GNF93,341
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.14
NT$35.93
$1.62
GNF14,034

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pay 23.3% less for groceries

 
Taipei
Conakry
Bread
1 loaf
$1.87
NT$58.85
$1.32
GNF11,442
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.47
NT$297.19
$9.28
GNF80,387
Milk (1 gallon) $11.91
NT$373.86
$8.22
GNF71,181

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

 
Taipei
Conakry
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.83
NT$120.24
$5.26
GNF45,579
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
NT$1,234.48
$28.49
GNF246,814
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,375.55
NT$1,141,897.65
$33,000.00
GNF285,885,394

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Taipei
Conakry
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$25.93
NT$813.86
$185.16
GNF1,604,048
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $792.21
NT$24,868.95
$630.52
GNF5,462,276
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $568.06
NT$17,832.60
$317.99
GNF2,754,801

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

 
Taipei
Conakry
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $628.11
NT$19,717.45
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $17,860.07
NT$560,661.46
$6,362.45
GNF55,119,145

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Taipei
Conakry
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.24
NT$101.84
$2.50
GNF21,658
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
NT$119.18
$3.32
GNF28,721
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.93
NT$123.45
$1.16
GNF10,071

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pay 56.0% less for clothing

 
Taipei
Conakry
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.48
NT$2,086.91
$20.00
GNF173,264
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.29
NT$1,139.22
$25.00
GNF216,580
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.45
NT$2,776.65
$30.00
GNF259,896

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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